Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1887-11-04

,crvic- Of the state; nsr shaH any election
offie, la eligible 10 auy civJ Office to be
hlled ~ sn election OF which he snal serve,
,ave on 10 such sub"rdlnate municipal or
.ocal Offices as shat! bc designated by general
law.
VACANCIES IN ELECTION BoARDs-AcT OF JAN
UA.Y 80, S74.
sscTIe> g. 10 "a ie.,.oa districts where
= - ancy exists bi ea>on T.. disqualification
o. The officer or othe wise in an election
nnard heretofore appoia,ed, or where any new
-rrct shall he formed The judge or judges
the court or coma y leas oi The proper
county shall, ten days 5efore any general or
special election, arpOist competent persons
10 fill said VACANCIES aud TO conduct the
election in said new Districts; and in the ap.
pViniment OF inspectors In any election dis
trict both shall not be cf the same political
lariy; and the judge ct elections SHALL In
all cases, be OF the political party having the
majority OF votes in said district, as nearly
as the said judge or judges can ascertain
the fact: and in case of the disagreement
If the JUDGES as 10 ths eelection of insper-
tors, the political majo'ty OF the judges shall
select one OF such Inspectors, and the IL nor
ily judge or judges shall select thcothe,
VACANCIES on MoRsIsG OF BLEcTIoN--Acr OF
JULY 2, 1889.
In case the person who shall have
received the second highest number Of votes
for Inspector, shall not attend on the day
of aTy election, then the person who shall
have received he second highest number of
votes for judge ct the rext proceeding elec-
tion, shall act rs an inspector in his place:
and in case the person vho shall have re-
cciyed the highest humber of votes for in
spector snail rot attend, The person elected
judge shall appoint an inspector in his place;
and in case the person elected judge shall
not attend, then tho III pector who received
The highest number ct votes shall appoint
in judge his place; and If any vacancy shall
continue in the board Tor the SPACE of one
hour after the time fixed By law for the
opening of the election, the q ralIfied voters
OF the township, ward or district, for, which
such officer shall hive been elected Dies.
cnt at the election, shah elect one of their
number to ill such vacancy.
rHE oATH-ACT JANUARY so, 1874.
SEC. 9. In addition 70 the oath now pre.
scribed by law 10 he taken and subscribed bv
election officers, they stall be seyeraily sworn
or affirmed not to disclose how any eicctor
shall have voted unless required to DO SO as
witnesses in judicial proceeding. All Judges.
inspectors, clerks aud oveisecrs OF any tiec-
ton held under rhls act. shall before enter.
ing upon tleir duties. be duly sworn or
affirmed in the presence of each other. The
judges shall be sworn by tie minority in.
spector, and in case there by no minority
Inspector, then by Justice OF the peace or
alder man, and the inspectors, overseers
and clerks shall be sworn be the Judge. cer
tifclte of such swearing or affirming shall
be duly made on. and signed by the officers
so sworn, and attcsted ty the officers who
administer the oath.
NODE OF CONDUCTING ELECTIONS.
ACT JANUARY so, 1874
SEc 5. At ali the elections hereafte held nm.
der the laws of this Commonwealth, tie
pcils shall be opened at O'Clock, Al and
closed at 4 O'clock p.
THE BALLOTS.
CONSTITUTION OF PEI NsYLvANIA-ART. VII.
SEC. 4. All elections by the citizens shall be
by ballot. Every ballot voted shall be mum.
bered in the order in which it was received.
and the number recorded by the election
officers on the list of voters opposite the name
of the elector who presents the ballot Any
elector may write his anne upon his ticket.
or cause the same to DO written thereon and
attested by citizen of the district
ACT JANUARY 50, 1874.
SEC. s. At the opening Of the polls at the
elections il shall be the duty OF tho Judges of
the election for their respective districts to
designate one o! the inspectors, whose duty it
shall be 10 have in custody the registry of
voters. and To make the entries H. rein reau.r.
cd by law; and IL shall lie the duty of the
other said inspectors TO receive and number
the ballots presented at said election,
DUTIES OF PEACE OFFICE Rs-Acr OF 1889.
Tt shall be the duty Of the respective CON.
stables of each ward, district or township
within this Commonwealth, to be present in
person or by deputy, at tue place OF holding
such elections in said ward, district or town.
ship. for the purpose oi preserving the peace,
as aforesaid
THE TICKETS.
ACT MARCH 50, 1856.
SEC 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and
House of Representative of the Common
wealth OF Pennsylvania in General Assembly
met. and it is hereby enacted by the al-
thority Of the same. That the qualified voters
of the several counties Of tins Commonwealth
at all general, township borough and spe-
cial elections hereby hereafter authorized
and required to vote sy tickets, printed or
written. or partly printed and partly written,
severaly classified As fo!laes:
One ticket shall contain the names of all
persons voted for for the Electors Of
President aEd Vice President of the United
States, aud shall be LABELLED on the outside
with the word Electors"
One ticket shell contain the names Of all
persons voted for for MEMBER Of Congress Of
the Unitel States. ell persons voted for for
Member OF tho state Senate of the Common
wealth Of Pennsylvania. all persons voted
for for Member of tn House OF Representa.
tives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,
and all persons voted fof for county offices
of said county of Butter. and to be labelled
on the outside with the word County.
One ticket shall contain the names of all
persona voted for for Judge of any of the
courts of said county or of this Common
wealth, and be labelled on the outside with
the word "Ju3;sia-y.'
One ticket shall contain the names of all
persons voted for for officers of the COM
monwealth Of eDnhyyania, other than
Judges of TIE Supreme Court Of said COM
monwealth, and be labelled on the outside
with the word State"